{"id":19168,"date":"2026-06-04T16:19:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/?p=19168"},"modified":"2026-06-11T16:27:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T15:27:27","slug":"have-faith-in-god-for-your-right-standing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/have-faith-in-god-for-your-right-standing\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;HAVE FAITH IN GOD&#8221; FOR YOUR RIGHT STANDING"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>&#8220;HAVE FAITH IN GOD&#8221; FOR YOUR RIGHT STANDING: THIS IS TO HAVE FAITH IN GOD&#8217;S RIGHTEOUSNESS AND RIGHTEOUS CAUSE IN CHRIST JESUS STEAD!\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>&#8220;He MADE Christ who knew no sin to [judicially] be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we would BECOME THE RIGHTEOUSNESS of God [that is, we would be MADE ACCEPTABLE to Him and PLACED in a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with Him by His gracious lovingkindness]&#8221;<\/i><b>\u00a02 Corinthians 5:21\/Amplified.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>&#8220;For the KINGDOM of God is not eating and drinking, but RIGHTEOUSNESS and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 For he who SERVES Christ in these things is ACCEPTABLE to God and APPROVED by men&#8221;<\/i>\u00a0<b>Romans 14:17-18\/NKJV.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">In the New Creation Testament context, RIGHTEOUSNESS\u00a0means having a\u00a0right stand and being\u00a0acceptable before God, without shame, guilt,\u00a0or condemnation, inferiority, doubtful disputing and such like in the grace, in Christ Jesus; and it&#8217;s the bestowed gift of God in the\u00a0grace, made possible by\u00a0salvation\u00a0through\u00a0REPENTANCE\u00a0and\u00a0JUSTIFICATION\u00a0[declared\u00a0righteous, discharged and acquitted). This righteousness\u00a0gives us the enabling ACCESS to God in Christ Jesus stead. For anything contrary to God\u2019s definition of righteousness,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0a\u00a0\u201cfilthy rags\u201d\u00a0righteousness\u00a0(self-righteousness).\u00a0For God\u2019s righteousness and righteous cause, is the result of being a New Creation of God in Christ Jesus stead, nothing more and nothing else. And this act of God\u2019s love to accept us into His Beloved, is empowered and being sustained by the Holy Spirit of righteousness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>&#8220;Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God . . . 5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the LOVE of God has been POURED OUT IN OUR HEARTS by the Holy Spirit who was given to us&#8221;<\/i>\u00a0<b>Romans 5:1-2, 5\/NKJV.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>&#8220;Therefore\u00a0I want the men in every place to pray, LIFTING UP HOLY HANDS, WITHOUT ANGER and DISPUTING or QUARRELING or DOUBT [in their mind]&#8221;<\/i>\u00a0<b>1 Timothy 2:8\/Amplified.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>\u201cHow I kept back nothing that was helpful, but proclaimed it to you, and taught you publicly and from house to house, 21 testifying to Jews, and also to Greeks, REPENTANCE toward God and FAITH toward our Lord Jesus Christ\u201d<\/i>\u00a0<b>Acts 20:20-21.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>\u201cBut we are all like an unclean thing, AND ALL OUR RIGHTEOUSNESSES ARE LIKE FILTHY RAGS; We all fade as a leaf,\u00a0And\u00a0our iniquities, like the wind,\u00a0Have\u00a0taken us away\u201d<\/i>\u00a0<b>Isaiah 64:6\/NKJV.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">It\u2019s\u00a0sad\u00a0that\u00a0religious and denominational\u00a0divides exist due to\u00a0misguided doctrinal teachings\u00a0built on human\u00a0structures, culture, tradition,\u00a0etc. This\u00a0creates\u00a0sentiments, prejudice,\u00a0delusion\u00a0and dissimulation, which negating\u00a0the\u00a0foundation\u00a0of\u00a0Faith in Christ Jesus, which is freely given and available to all by Father God, for our RIGHTEOUSNESS and\u00a0acts in the grace.\u00a0God\u2019s\u00a0RIGHTEOUSNESS\u00a0is by\u00a0FAITH in\u00a0Christ\u00a0redemption, that\u00a0justifies an individual personally in the grace; anything contractual should be discarded and vehemently rejected before it takes hold of you religiously and keeps\u00a0you\u00a0enslaved.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>&#8220;Brethren, my heart\u2019s DESIRE and PRAYER to God for Israel is that they may be SAVED. 2 For I bear them WITNESS that they have a ZEAL for God, but NOT ACCORDING TO KNOWLEDGE. 3 For they\u00a0BEING\u00a0IGNORANT OF GOD\u2019S RIGHTEOUSNESS, and seeking to ESTABLISH their own righteousness, have not SUBMITTED to the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God. 4 For Christ is the END OF THE LAW FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS to EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES. 5 For Moses writes about the RIGHTEOUSNESS which is of the law, \u201cThe man who does those things shall\u00a0live by them.\u201d 6 But THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF FAITH speaks in this way, \u201cDo not say in your heart, \u2018Who will ascend into heaven?\u2019\u201d\u00a0(that is, to bring Christ down from above) 7\u00a0or\u00a0\u201c\u2018Who will descend into the abyss?\u2019\u201d\u00a0(that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? \u201cThe word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart\u201d (that is, THE WORD OF FAITH which we preach): 9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and BELIEVE in your heart [spirit-being] that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto RIGHTEOUSNESS, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation . . .&#8221;<\/i><b><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><b>Romans 10:1-13\/NKJJV\/Emphasis Mine.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Not \u201cHAVING\u00a0FAITH IN GOD\u201d\u00a0leads\u00a0to\u00a0indifference,\u00a0religious\u00a0outcry,\u00a0humanism,\u00a0sectarianism\u00a0and denominational bias\u00a0in\u00a0Christian faith.\u00a0This made\u00a0Apostle Paul\u00a0outburst\u00a0to\u00a0Galatians and Romans Churches\u00a0&#8211; thinking\u00a0of the stupidity\/foolishness born out of ignorance.\u00a0\u00a0Many today\u00a0are\u00a0in blindfolded states, slavery,\u00a0bondages\u00a0due to\u00a0unscriptural addictions from the TRUTH.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>&#8220;O foolish Galatians! Who has BEWITCHED you that you should not obey the\u00a0truth, before\u00a0whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified? 2 This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by THE HEARING OF FAITH? 3 Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh? 4 Have you suffered so many things in vain\u2014if indeed it was in vain? 5 Therefore He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it by the works of the law, or BY THE HEARING OF FAITH?&#8221;<\/i><b>\u00a0Galatians 3:1-5.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">In the Bible days\u00a0of the Apostles,\u00a0many were\u00a0unwilling to accept God\u2019s definition of righteousness\u00a0in Christ Jesus.\u00a0They\u00a0became\u00a0legalistic by their own self-made\u00a0righteousness or\u00a0bound by their tradition and cultural\u00a0norms.\u00a0Apostle Paul was critical\u00a0of this, calling it a\u00a0\u201cDIFFERENT GOSPEL\u201d or\u00a0&#8220;ANOTHER GOSPEL&#8221; of righteousness and righteous cause.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">The consequences\u00a0are\u00a0severe: It\u00a0makes the WORD of God, of no effect\u00a0(as Jesus told the Pharisees),\u00a0and give room to schism,\u00a0adulteration,\u00a0and distortion of the truth; and unfortunately, the perpetuators not only mislead themselves and their followers,\u00a0but\u00a0also\u00a0miss out on the\u00a0transformation\u00a0of\u00a0their human hearts\u00a0that comes from God&#8217;s\u00a0goodness\u00a0and grace. As a result, they\u00a0remain\u00a0self-centred\u00a0and\u00a0fleshly ruled, rather than being led by the Holy Spirit in Christ\u00a0Jesus.\u00a0And this non-acceptance of\u00a0\u201cHAVE FAITH IN GOD\u00a0\u201cand\u00a0living\u00a0by God\u2019s RIGHTEOUSNESS has\u00a0led\u00a0many\u00a0astray. Causing them to\u00a0live by their own\u00a0strength rather than\u00a0being\u00a0Spirit-ruled [Holy Spirit led] of God, in the grace in Christ Jesus stead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>\u201cI marvel that you are TURNING AWAY so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a DIFFERENT GOSPEL, 7 which is not ANOTHER; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. 9 As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed\u201d<\/i>\u00a0<b>Galatians 1:6-9.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>\u201cMaking THE WORD of God of NO EFFECT through your TRADITION which you have handed down. And many such things you do\u201d<\/i>\u00a0<b>Mark 7:13 [Matthew 15:6]\/NKJJV.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>\u201cSome indeed preach Christ even from ENVY and STRIFE, and some also from GOODWILL: 16 The former preach Christ from SELFISH AMBITION, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my chains; 17 but the latter out of LOVE, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel. 18 What then? Only that in every way, whether in PRETENSE or in TRUTH, Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice\u201d<\/i><b>\u00a0Philippians 1:15-18.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Be it known that the individual or groups that are failing to \u201cHAVE FAITH IN GOD\u201d in Christ Jesus stead for their righteousness\u00a0have robbed themselves and others around\u00a0them\u00a0of the genuine blessedness of God in Christ Jesus. And many are entangled today with the adulteration and distortions of the truth by their sectarianism and denominational bias We ARE made righteous ONLY in Christ Jesus and not by the DO\u2019S and DON\u2019TS that we\u2019ve used to cage people into a local assembly for our own selfishness, greed and enslavement.\u00a0The freedom\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0received of God in Christ Jesus stead, to serve and worship Him acceptably and worthily in His righteousness and righteous cause can be lost without\u00a0faith in God\u2019s definition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>\u201cIt was for this FREEDOM that Christ set us free [completely LIBERATING us];\u00a0therefore\u00a0keep STANDING FIRM and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery [which you once removed]\u201d<\/i><b>\u00a0Galatians 5:1\/Amplified.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">God made you righteous in Christ Jesus, and you need to intentionally\u00a0live in the righteousness-consciousness and not in\u00a0sin-consciousness anymore. And\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0for you to \u201cHAVE FAITH IN GOD\u201d\u00a0&#8211; trusting\u00a0His definition of\u00a0RIGHTEOUSNESS in us,\u00a0which\u00a0ought to be\u00a0lived in the grace in Christ Jesus stead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Beloved, our Father God,\u00a0made us RIGHTEOUS, and to\u00a0live\u00a0in RIGHTEOUSNESS; and had made it possible in that He gave\u00a0and embedded in us with a default\u00a0setting\u00a0of\u00a0living\u00a0in the righteousness-consciousness of Him, in Christ Jesus by the Holy Spirit of RIGHTEOUSNESS; and\u00a0now\u00a0we must\u00a0live by being INTENTIONAL and PRAGMATIC about it, in order to ensure it always, in our daily\u00a0living; otherwise one will give in to\u00a0SIN and the SIN-CONSCIOUSNESS that contravenes the reality of our rights and privileges in redemption.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>&#8220;Now then we are AMBASSADORS for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ\u2019s stead, be ye reconciled to God. 21 FOR HE HATH MADE HIM TO BE SIN FOR US, WHO KNEW NO SIN; that we might be MADE the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God in him&#8221;<\/i>\u00a0<b>2 Corinthians 5:20-21.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>\u201cBut you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit [Holy Spirit] of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit [Holy Spirit] of Christ, he is not His. 10 And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit [Holy Spirit] is life because of RIGHTEOUSNESS. 11 But if the Spirit [Holy Spirit] of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in\u00a0you&#8221;<\/i><b><i>\u00a0Romans<\/i><\/b><b>\u00a08:9-11\/NKJV\/Emphasis Mine.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">You are the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God MADE possible in Christ Jesus; therefore,\u00a0live in it without alterations, adulteration,\u00a0perversion\u00a0and falsehood. For therein is the BEDROCK to thrive, to glory, to win, to triumph, to be victorious, to be an overcomer, and to be a more than conquerors in life and grace; also, to be dignified and fulfilled purposefully and meaningfully on the heavenly perspective for your earthly manifestations in God&#8217;s BLESSEDNESS in Christ Jesus stead. For God by Christ Jesus has given us a righteous stand, upon which we can do life and\u00a0live godly triumphantly to the fulness of our being.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>&#8220;But of Him are ye IN Christ Jesus, who of God is MADE unto us wisdom, and RIGHTEOUSNESS, and sanctification, and redemption: 31 that, according as it is written, He that GLORIETH, let him glory in the Lord&#8221;<\/i>\u00a0<b>1 Corinthians 1:30-31.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">I want you to know by this writ, that anything else outside God&#8217;s RIGHTEOUSNESS in Christ Jesus for your conscience and consciousness is counterfeit, adulteration, delusional, perversion and falsehood in all areas of life ramifications and judgement in the light of God&#8217;s holy writ upon which we stand. And with SIN CONSCIOUSNESS, you will STAND before God to be scripturally charged as &#8211; guilty, shameful and with inferiority complex and prejudice and such like. While with RIGHTEOUSNESS CONSCIOUSNESS, you can take a STAND in grace to be without\u00a0guilt, shame, inferiority complex,\u00a0prejudice\u00a0and such like, because you are taking a stand upon the deeds of Christ Jesus stead. Amen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Beloved, it&#8217;s your new day, new dawn and a gracious time to raise your head up, shoulders high and on high heels of faith, in the CONSCIOUSNESS of being God&#8217;s RIGHTEOUSNESS in Christ Jesus stead, without prejudice, and dissimulation (hypocrisy) on all grounds. Take advantage of the knowledge and understanding received by this writ, to now \u201cHAVE FAITH IN GOD\u201d,\u00a0in order to\u00a0be effectual, to do life and\u00a0live godly by God\u2019s RIGHTEOUSNESS and righteous cause in Christ Jesus stead. Amen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">SELAH \u2013 PAUSE AND THINK.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH READING AND PONDERING IN CONTEXT:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>&#8220;Therefore\u00a0if ANYONE is IN Christ [that is, grafted in, joined to Him by faith in Him as Savior], he is a NEW CREATION [reborn and renewed by the Holy Spirit]; the old things [the previous moral and spiritual condition] have passed away. Behold, new things have come [because spiritual awakening brings a new life] . . . 21 He MADE Christ who knew no sin to [judicially] be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we would BECOME THE RIGHTEOUSNESS of God [that is, we would be MADE ACCEPTABLE to Him and placed in a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with Him by His gracious lovingkindness]&#8221;<\/i>\u00a0<b>2 Corinthians 5:17-21\/Amplified<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>&#8220;Now the next day, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry. 13 And seeing from afar a fig tree having leaves, He went to see if\u00a0perhaps He\u00a0would find something on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. 14 In response Jesus said to it, \u201cLet no one eat fruit from you ever again.\u201d And His disciples heard it . . . 20 Now in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. 21 And Peter, remembering, said to Him, \u201cRabbi, look! The fig tree which You cursed has withered away.\u201d 22 So Jesus answered and said to them, \u201cHAVE FAITH IN GOD. 23 For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, \u2018Be removed and be cast into the sea,\u2019 and does not\u00a0doubt in\u00a0his heart [Human Spirit], but\u00a0believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. 24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, BELIEVE that you receive them, and you will have them&#8221;<\/i>\u00a0<b>Mark 11:12-14, 20-24\/NKJV.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>&#8220;When Jesus\u00a0departed\u00a0from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out and saying, \u201cSon of David, have mercy on us!\u201d 28 And when He had come into the house, the blind men came to Him. And Jesus said to them, \u201cDo you BELIEVE that I am able to do this?\u201d They said to Him, \u201cYes, Lord.\u201d 29 Then He touched their eyes, saying, \u201cACCORDING TO YOUR FAITH LET IT BE [BECOME] TO YOU.\u201d 30 And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, \u201cSee that no one knows it.\u201d 31 But when they had departed, they spread the news about Him in all that country&#8221;<\/i>\u00a0<b>Matthew 9:27-31\/NKJV.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>&#8220;Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But THE JUST SHALL\u00a0LIVE BY HIS FAITH&#8221;<\/i>\u00a0<b>Habakkuk 2:4 [Romans 1:17; Galatians 3:11; Hebrews 10:38]\/NKJV.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>&#8220;But what does it say? \u201cThe WORD is near you, in your mouth and in your heart [spirit-being]\u201d (that is, the word of faith which we preach): 9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and BELIEVE in your heart [spirit-being] that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart [spirit-being] one BELIEVES unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, \u201cWhoever BELIEVES on Him will not be put to shame.\u201d 12 For there is no DISTINCTION between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is RICH TO ALL who call upon Him. 13 For \u201cwhoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved&#8221;<\/i><b>\u00a0Romans 10:8-13\/NKJV.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>&#8220;Now FAITH is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained\u00a0a good\u00a0testimony. 3 By FAITH we understand that the worlds were framed by THE WORD of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible . . . 6 But without FAITH it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him&#8221;<\/i>\u00a0<b>Hebrews 11:1-3, 6\/NKJV.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>&#8220;O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you that you should not obey the\u00a0truth, before\u00a0whose eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed among you as crucified? 2 This only I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or BY THE HEARING OF FAITH? 3 Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit, are you now being made perfect by the flesh? 4 Have you suffered so many things in vain\u2014if indeed it was in vain? 5 Therefore He who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you, does He do it by the works of the law, or BY THE HEARING OF\u00a0FAITH?\u2014\u00a06 just as Abraham \u201cBELIEVED God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.\u201d 7 Therefore know that only those who are of faith are sons of Abraham. 8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would JUSTIFY the Gentiles by FAITH, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, \u201cIN YOU ALL THE NATIONS SHALL BE BLESSED.\u201d 9 So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham&#8221;<\/i>\u00a0<b>Galatians 3:1-9\/NKJV.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>&#8220;But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is MADE unto us wisdom, and RIGHTEOUSNES, and sanctification, and redemption: 31 that, according as it is written, He that\u00a0glorieth, let him glory in the Lord&#8221;<\/i>\u00a0<b>1 Corinthians 1:30-31.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>&#8220;For if by one man\u2019s offence death reigned by one; MUCH MORE THEY WHICH RECEIVE ABUNDANCE OF GRACE AND OF THE GIFT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS shall REIGN IN LIFE by one, Jesus Christ . . . 21 that as sin hath reigned unto death, EVEN SO MIGHT GRACE REIGN THROUGH RIGHTEOUSNESS unto ETERNAL LIFE by Jesus Christ our Lord&#8221;<\/i><b>\u00a0Romans 5:17-21.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>&#8220;Brethren, my heart\u2019s desire and\u00a0prayer\u00a0to God for Israel is that they may be saved. 2 For I bear them\u00a0witness\u00a0that they have a ZEAL for God, but NOT ACCORDING TO KNOWLEDGE. 3 For they\u00a0being\u00a0IGNORANT of God\u2019s RIGHTEOUSNESS, and seeking to ESTABLISH THEIR OWN RIGHTEOUSNESS, have not SUBMITTED to the RIGHTEOUSNESS of God. 4 For Christ is the end of the law for RIGHTEOUSNESS to everyone who believes. 5 For Moses writes about the righteousness which is of the law, \u201cThe man who does those things shall\u00a0live by them.\u201d 6 But THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF FAITH speaks in this way, \u201cDo not say in your heart, \u2018Who will ascend into heaven?\u2019 \u201d\u00a0(that is, to bring Christ down from above) 7\u00a0or\u00a0\u201c\u2018Who will descend into the abyss?\u2019\u201d (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? \u201cThe word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart\u201d (that is, the word of faith which we preach): 9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one BELIEVES unto RIGHTEOUSNESS, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation . . .&#8221;<\/i>\u00a0<b>Romans 10:1-13.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>&#8220;This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7 but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the BLOOD of Jesus Christ his Son CLEANSETH us from ALL sin. 8 If we say that we have no sin, we DECEIVE ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9. If\u00a0we CONFESS our sins, he is FAITHFUL and JUST to\u00a0FORGIVE us\u00a0our sins, and to CLEANSE us from all UNRIGHTEOUSNESS. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His WORD is not in us&#8221;<\/i>\u00a0<b>1 John 1:5-10.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Further\u00a0Scriptural\u00a0Reading\u00a0In\u00a0Context:\u00a0<b>Romans 4:1-25<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><b>SUMMARY:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">The message\u00a0emphasises\u00a0living\u00a0by God&#8217;s righteousness in Christ Jesus through\u00a0<b><i>&#8220;HAVING FAITH IN GOD&#8221;.<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><b>Key points:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u2666\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"34\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u2666&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\">God made us righteous in Christ; we must\u00a0live in righteousness-consciousness (not sin-consciousness).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u2666\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"34\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u2666&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Righteousness = right standing before God, no shame\/guilt in grace.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u2666\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"34\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u2666&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\">&#8220;HAVE FAITH IN GOD&#8221; = trust His definition of righteousness.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u2666\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"34\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u2666&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Warning against self-righteousness (&#8220;filthy rags&#8221;) vs. God&#8217;s righteousness by faith.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u2666\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"34\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u2666&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Freedom in Christ can be lost without faith in God&#8217;s way.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u2666\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"34\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u2666&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Be INTENTIONAL\/PRAGMATIC about\u00a0living\u00a0righteously daily.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><b>Scriptures highlighted:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u2666\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"35\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u2666&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><b>2 Cor 5:21<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Made righteous in Christ.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u2666\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"35\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u2666&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><b>Rom 14:17<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; Righteousness\/peace\/joy in Holy Spirit.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u2666\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"35\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u2666&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><b>Rom 10:1-13\u00a0<\/b>&#8211; Righteousness by faith in Christ.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u2666\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"35\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u2666&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><b>Gal 3:1-9\u00a0<\/b>&#8211; Faith vs. law for righteousness.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">The message urges\u00a0living\u00a0aware of God&#8217;s righteousness in Christ vs. falling into sin-consciousness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>REV. 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